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1772  On this day in history rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general  Share it »

1778  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement  Share it »

1780  On this day in history barbados hurricane begins  Share it »

1786  On this day in history captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia  Share it »

1794  On this day in history jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72  Share it »

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on this day in history.  Share it »

1804  Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria on this day in history.  Share it »

1805  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament on this day in history.  Share it »

1807  David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849 on this day in history.  Share it »

1811  Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] on this day in history.  Share it »

1820  Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  Share it »

1823  Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe) on this day in history.  Share it »

1824  On this day in history new South Wales is constituted a Crown colony.  Share it »

1828  On this day in history edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909  Share it »

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  Share it »

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on this day in history.  Share it »

1835  On this day in history george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal  Share it »

1836  Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician on this day in history.  Share it »

1837  On this day in history marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated  Share it »

1844  Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

1852  On this day in history nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70  Share it »

1858  First ascent of the Eiger on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on this day in history.  Share it »

1860  On this day in history nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)  Share it »

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.  Share it »

1860  On this day in history alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie)  Share it »

1860  James Wilson, politician on this day in history.  Share it »

1862  Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly) on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  On this day in history arpad Szendy, composer  Share it »

1866  World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on this day in history.  Share it »

1867  Hobart Bosworth, Marietta OH, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade) on this day in history.  Share it »

1868  Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  Share it »

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)  Share it »

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)  Share it »

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer  Share it »

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1204  On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)  Share it »

1253  Death of Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194) on this day in history.  Share it »

1394  Jan III, mister of Polanen, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1456  Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 on this day in history.  Share it »

1464  On this day in history nicholas van Cusa, philosopher/bishop of Brixen, dies  Share it »